phenotype

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Scrabble points
19
Words With Friends
20
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈfiː.nə(ʊ)ˌtaɪp/ (UK)
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/ˈfiː.nə(ʊ)ˌtaɪp/ (UK) · /ˈfiː.nəˌtaɪp/ (US) · /ˈfiː.noʊˌtaɪp/ (US)

Definition of phenotype

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees.
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noun

  1. The appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees.
  2. Any observable characteristic of an organism, such as its morphological, developmental, biochemical or physiological properties, or its behavior.

verb

  1. To evaluate or classify based on phenotype.
    “One hundred and sixty-two unrelated healthy Japanese subjects were genotyped with the polymerase chain reaction amplification method and 35 subjects were phenotyped with dextromethorphan.”

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Etymology

From pheno- + -type. (Date to be specified). From Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “to shine, to show, to appear”) and Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “mark, type”).

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